Movement Strategy Center

The Movement Strategy Center is helping build the movement for social and racial justice by increasing the capacity of individuals, organizations, alliances and sectors to be more strategic, collaborative and sustainable. Today, the MSC continues to help build a more strategic, collaborative and sustainable progressive movement. Our team includes organizers, community-based researchers, organizational consultants, political strategists and communications specialists. As an intermediary, MSC’s strength is our ability to work at a national scale in a way that is guided by grassroots work and base-building organizations. We work alongside our community partners in order to help them realize their goals within a movement-building frame.

Curricula

Intro to Organizing

Intended Audience: High School youth chapter members or smaller chapter leadership core. For new or emerging High School youth chapters. Level of difficulty: Introductory Curriculum (1 hour each, divided into two 30 min sessions – lunch, or afterschool):
  • To define organizing
  • To examine the differences between organizing, service and advocacy

Mission and Vision

Intended Audience: High School youth chapter members or smaller chapter leadership core. For new or emerging High School youth chapters. Level of difficulty: Introductory Curriculum (1 hour each, divided into two 30 min sessions – lunch, or afterschool):
  • To introduce members to your mission, vision and principles
  • To make connections with our personal struggles and our organizing work.

High School Chapter Tools

  • Starting a High School Chapter (Gay Straight Alliance Network)
  • Sample Chapter Activities Calendar (Californians for Justice)
  • Sample Strategy Chart (Midwest Academy)
  • Evaluation Handout
  • Creating a Workshop
  • Artivism

Intro to Campaigns Part I (Campaign Steps)

Intended Audience: High School youth chapter members or smaller chapter leadership core. For new or emerging High School youth chapters. Level of difficulty: Introductory Curriculum (1 hour each, divided into two 30 min sessions – lunch, or afterschool): Goals:
  • To introduce participants to steps of a campaign.

Intro to Public Speaking and Facilitation

Intended Audience: High School youth chapter members or smaller chapter leadership core. For new or emerging High School youth chapters. Level of difficulty: Introductory Curriculum (1 hour each, divided into two 30 min sessions – lunch, or afterschool):
  • To develop confidence in public speaking.